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Free copies of the official Uvalde High School baseball and softball posters for the 2026 season remain available at the Uvalde Leader-News office, 110 N. East St. This year’s poster features team photographs of UHS baseball and softball players, along with advertisements from local businesses who support the Coyotes and the Lobos. Office hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 […]
How did the Texas teams do in the recent NFL draft?
Several fans have asked me about the recent National Football League collegiate player draft. Specifically, they have asked me about the two Texas franchises and how they both did in the draft. Obviously, I can only speculate, because until training camps and pre-season games are played, it is hard to be too definitive about draft picks and undrafted free agents […]
Billies edge Coyotes, 3-2, in nine-inning playoff thriller
The Uvalde Coyotes lost the second game of their Class 4A Division 1 Area baseball playoff series in a contest conducted on May 8 at Somerset. Down 2-1, the Coyotes rallied to tie the score, but the Fredericksburg Billies scored a run in the ninth inning to post a 3-2 win. The game was a study in scoring frustration for […]
Powder Puff football game scheduled May 22 at UHS
Beginning at high noon on May 22, one of the biggest local sports spectacles of the 2026 spring season will be conducted at the Uvalde High School soccer field. Powder Puff MMXXVI will be conducted as the UHS Class of 2026 girls take on the UHS Class of 2027 girls in flag football competition. This contest will top off the […]
Coyotes fall in the third game of baseball playoffs
The decisive third game of the Class 4A Division 1 Area baseball series between Uvalde and Fredericksburg turned out to be a heartbreaker for the Coyotes. They lost an 8-7 decision against the Billies in action at Somerset. Trailing 7-0, the Coyotes fought back to score three runs in the fifth inning and four runs in the sixth inning to […]
AgriLife’s Nagila receives Phi Kappa Phi grant
Asmita Nagila, a member of the local Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center and a Texas A&M University graduate student, recently received a graduate research grant from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi to fund a trip to Greece, where she will present at the X Southeastern and Eastern Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes. Nagila, one of only […]
Appraisal district to discuss deposit box
FREEThe Uvalde County Appraisal District will meet at 6 p.m. on May 19 to discuss compliance with board information requests and potentially approve a resolution to change the board’s safety deposit box at the First State Bank of Uvalde. Meetings are held at 209 N. High St. The UCAD board includes Tony Moreno as board chairman, Abelardo “Lalo” Castillo, vice […]
Kathryn T. Crockard
FREEKathryn Taylor Crockard, 89, passed away on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas. She was born July 9, 1936, in Rocksprings, Texas, and grew up alongside her sister Dorothy Jo before the family moved to Uvalde. She graduated from Uvalde High School in 1954 and earned an academic scholarship to Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where she […]
Booster Club honors Uvalde High School athletes
Four Uvalde High School seniors were among the recipients of the top awards presented at the 2026 UHS Sports Award Celebration held May 13. Sponsored by the Uvalde Athletic Booster Club, the event began with a meal in the UHS Cafeteria and was topped off by the program held in Harvey Kinchlow Gym. For the top two awards of the […]
Emmanuel G. Del Toro
FREEEmmanuel Greg Del Toro, 4, of La Pryor died on May 3, 2026, at University Hospital in San Antonio. He was born Oct. 12, 2021, in Uvalde to Ashley (Ramirez) and Greg Del Toro. He is survived by his parents; paternal grandmother, Maria Del Toro; maternal grandmother, Rosa Ramirez, all of La Pryor; two sisters, Leeann Bermea of La Pryor […]
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